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WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Controversial
program gets
board approval
By Gina Barker
editor-in-chief I The Signpost
After decades of resistance, Weber
State University finally received approval
from the Utah State Board of Regents
(USBR) on an electrical engineering
degree. The USBR continually denied
accreditation to WSU on any four-year
engineering program until a vote from
last Friday passed to approve the degree.
This past year stirred up controversy
between the USBR and the state
legislature. Last year's legislative session
put a quick stop to decades of indecision
regarding WSU's engineering program.
With one
"77ns is
because
we have
a demand
at WSU to
produce
people in the
engineering
program"
vote, WSU
was granted
the funds for
creating an
engineering
program, forcing
the USBR to
push through the
already funded
program. But
that push didn't
come without
a price. One
of the longest-
serving regents,
Anthony
Morgan,
resigned earlier
this year in
protest.
The fight
for a four-year degree at WSU began
years before the past legislative session.
For nearly two decades, two other
universities were against a bachelor's
engineering program being added in the
state, University of Utah and Utah State
University. Both schools offer a four-year
program and felt the state didn't need
another program and that the university
wasn't spending enough on research
projects to be a competitive program.
See Controversy page 5
— Jerry
Stevenson
state senator
Lights, camera...
no more action
PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD I THE SIGNPOST
The Hollywood Video just south of WSU is selling its inventory in preparation for closure.
Tanya Clonts, a Hollywood Video shift leader, hands a customer a film Monday afternoon.
"Bad management"
dooms popular
movie rental store
By Stephanie Presley
sr. news reporter I The Signpost
Weber State University students may
have to plan ahead now when writing that
research paper on Hamlet, because they
will no longer be able to snag the movie at
midnight from the Hollywood Video around
the corner.
Hollywood Video, founded by Mark
Wattles in 1988, has spawned over 2,000
stores, all of which will soon be closing their
doors. The nearest to WSU lies just down the
street at 4335 S. Harrison Blvd.
Since the announcement of the store's
closure, WSU has purchased $3,000 worth
of movies from the store for the Stewart
Library. This doesn't include the many WSU
students that have given the store regular
business over the years.
"We were one of the busiest stores in
our district — that's 'cause of Weber State,"
said WSU junior Tanya Clonts, a business
administration major who works as shift
leader at the Ogden location. "We have so
many kids walking over here from Weber
State ... Like the football players ... they're in
here, like, every other day."
Angel Reyes, who also works as shift
leader at the store, said they also get a lot of
business from WSU's international students.
"This is the most multicultural place I
have ever worked," said Reyes, who worked
at several other movie stores prior to starting
at Hollywood Video.
In an increasingly Internet-driven culture
and faltering economy, traditional movie
rental outlets appear to be struggling.
However, while many may attribute
Hollywood Video's impending closure to
the rise in online rental services, Clonts
explained it has more to do with poor
business management.
"I won't deny that Redbox, Netflix, they
See Closure page 5
WSU summer activity drought
Fewer summer students means
fewer socials on campus
PHOTO BY NATHAN CAULFORD I THE SIGNPOST
Sophomore Nick Behar plays an Xbox 360 in his bedroom at University Village on Sat., June 26. WSU clubs and organizations plan
few activities for Behar and other students during the summer.
By Thomas Alberts
sr. news reporter I The Signpost
During the warmest
weather of the year, Weber
State University resembles a
ghost town. Because summer
semester attendance is
significantly lower than the fall
and spring semesters, students
are finding that there are fewer
activities to participate in.
"Well, I don't think it
would be very economical,
considering there aren't
half as many students," said
Molly Hartman, a sophomore
majoring in archaeology.
The time it takes to plan
activities also reduces the
number of activities during the
summer.
"We schedule things far in
advance," said Matt Budge, vice
president ofWSU Programming.
"We spend all of this time in the
summer planning activities for
the year."
Another thing that may
be a major distraction from
activities on campus is the need
for students to work during the
summer.
"It's work and then
homework," Hartman said.
"That's pretty much all I do
during the summer."
Chris Cotsilis, a senior
majoring in social work, stated
that work was also an inhibitor
to any other summer activities.
"Everybody's working during
the summer," Cotsilis said.
"That's what kids do in the
summer. They go to school
in the winter and work in the
summer; that's pretty much a
college student routine."
Budge pointed out that the
types of students in attendance,
rather than the amount,
probably has more to do with
lack of activities.
"We've actually tried having
summer activities in the past
and they just haven't been
successful," he said. "I've found
that a lot of summer students
that are here are just here for
school. A lot of them have
families and work full-time,
and summer activities may not
be high on their priorities."
Students also had their own
ideas about what kind of solutions
could get more students to
participate in activities on campus.
"If there was something
really fun happening on
campus I would go," Hartman
said. "I mean, as long as there's
food there I know that most
students would go."
Other ideas included using
sports to get more students on
campus.
"There should definitely be
more intramural sports going
on," Cotsilis said. "Everybody
should be trying to get fans and
See Summer page 5

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Utah's induction to Pac-10 not likely to impact sports rela-
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fJL }£&&* The tricks of eating healthy on a college budget pg. 4
ost
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
Controversial
program gets
board approval
By Gina Barker
editor-in-chief I The Signpost
After decades of resistance, Weber
State University finally received approval
from the Utah State Board of Regents
(USBR) on an electrical engineering
degree. The USBR continually denied
accreditation to WSU on any four-year
engineering program until a vote from
last Friday passed to approve the degree.
This past year stirred up controversy
between the USBR and the state
legislature. Last year's legislative session
put a quick stop to decades of indecision
regarding WSU's engineering program.
With one
"77ns is
because
we have
a demand
at WSU to
produce
people in the
engineering
program"
vote, WSU
was granted
the funds for
creating an
engineering
program, forcing
the USBR to
push through the
already funded
program. But
that push didn't
come without
a price. One
of the longest-
serving regents,
Anthony
Morgan,
resigned earlier
this year in
protest.
The fight
for a four-year degree at WSU began
years before the past legislative session.
For nearly two decades, two other
universities were against a bachelor's
engineering program being added in the
state, University of Utah and Utah State
University. Both schools offer a four-year
program and felt the state didn't need
another program and that the university
wasn't spending enough on research
projects to be a competitive program.
See Controversy page 5
— Jerry
Stevenson
state senator
Lights, camera...
no more action
PHOTO BY BRYAN BUTTERFIELD I THE SIGNPOST
The Hollywood Video just south of WSU is selling its inventory in preparation for closure.
Tanya Clonts, a Hollywood Video shift leader, hands a customer a film Monday afternoon.
"Bad management"
dooms popular
movie rental store
By Stephanie Presley
sr. news reporter I The Signpost
Weber State University students may
have to plan ahead now when writing that
research paper on Hamlet, because they
will no longer be able to snag the movie at
midnight from the Hollywood Video around
the corner.
Hollywood Video, founded by Mark
Wattles in 1988, has spawned over 2,000
stores, all of which will soon be closing their
doors. The nearest to WSU lies just down the
street at 4335 S. Harrison Blvd.
Since the announcement of the store's
closure, WSU has purchased $3,000 worth
of movies from the store for the Stewart
Library. This doesn't include the many WSU
students that have given the store regular
business over the years.
"We were one of the busiest stores in
our district — that's 'cause of Weber State,"
said WSU junior Tanya Clonts, a business
administration major who works as shift
leader at the Ogden location. "We have so
many kids walking over here from Weber
State ... Like the football players ... they're in
here, like, every other day."
Angel Reyes, who also works as shift
leader at the store, said they also get a lot of
business from WSU's international students.
"This is the most multicultural place I
have ever worked," said Reyes, who worked
at several other movie stores prior to starting
at Hollywood Video.
In an increasingly Internet-driven culture
and faltering economy, traditional movie
rental outlets appear to be struggling.
However, while many may attribute
Hollywood Video's impending closure to
the rise in online rental services, Clonts
explained it has more to do with poor
business management.
"I won't deny that Redbox, Netflix, they
See Closure page 5
WSU summer activity drought
Fewer summer students means
fewer socials on campus
PHOTO BY NATHAN CAULFORD I THE SIGNPOST
Sophomore Nick Behar plays an Xbox 360 in his bedroom at University Village on Sat., June 26. WSU clubs and organizations plan
few activities for Behar and other students during the summer.
By Thomas Alberts
sr. news reporter I The Signpost
During the warmest
weather of the year, Weber
State University resembles a
ghost town. Because summer
semester attendance is
significantly lower than the fall
and spring semesters, students
are finding that there are fewer
activities to participate in.
"Well, I don't think it
would be very economical,
considering there aren't
half as many students," said
Molly Hartman, a sophomore
majoring in archaeology.
The time it takes to plan
activities also reduces the
number of activities during the
summer.
"We schedule things far in
advance," said Matt Budge, vice
president ofWSU Programming.
"We spend all of this time in the
summer planning activities for
the year."
Another thing that may
be a major distraction from
activities on campus is the need
for students to work during the
summer.
"It's work and then
homework," Hartman said.
"That's pretty much all I do
during the summer."
Chris Cotsilis, a senior
majoring in social work, stated
that work was also an inhibitor
to any other summer activities.
"Everybody's working during
the summer," Cotsilis said.
"That's what kids do in the
summer. They go to school
in the winter and work in the
summer; that's pretty much a
college student routine."
Budge pointed out that the
types of students in attendance,
rather than the amount,
probably has more to do with
lack of activities.
"We've actually tried having
summer activities in the past
and they just haven't been
successful," he said. "I've found
that a lot of summer students
that are here are just here for
school. A lot of them have
families and work full-time,
and summer activities may not
be high on their priorities."
Students also had their own
ideas about what kind of solutions
could get more students to
participate in activities on campus.
"If there was something
really fun happening on
campus I would go," Hartman
said. "I mean, as long as there's
food there I know that most
students would go."
Other ideas included using
sports to get more students on
campus.
"There should definitely be
more intramural sports going
on," Cotsilis said. "Everybody
should be trying to get fans and
See Summer page 5